Sheet receiving and aligning bin



Fb. 8,1949. DAGER 2,460,876

' SHEET RECEIVING AND ALIGNING BIN Filed Dec. 27, 1946 INVENTOR ALBERT DA G'ER;

BY I Patented Feb. 8, 1 949 Albert Bagenloa Angeles, Caliih, assignor'ofionehalf. to Elias Sh'aheen, Los-Angele's, Galif; 1

Application December 27, 1946,, Scria1 N'o llI8fl0I 1 The present invention relates to what may be known as a jogger, or a sheet receiving and aligning bin. The invention primarily has to do with the printing art, and more specifically to print ing presses and manifoldlng' orcollating machines, although within the purview of the invention it is adaptable for other uses and pufposes, as hereinafter set forth.

In the ordinary manifoldin'g or collating ma chine, sheets are manifolded, such as for use in price books. Thesheets are usually of different color with interposed carbon paper; Itis an essential feature of a :collator or manifol'derthat 3 Claims. (Cl. 271-892)? 2; r jogger and certain associate. apparatus which may be utilized with the jogger.

Referr'i ngno'w to the drawing, and by way of; example, a collating or man-ifolding machine is shown fragment at I wherein a pafr of parallel continuous belts- 2 3' deliver paper in manifol'ded orderand in roperly timed sequenee tc a receiving 'bin- 4. Erin may" comprise a trayof some form- Whictiis adiust able as toheight' so as to accommodate varying stacks of paper" or to progressively move dean:

. wardly as the sta'ck ispiled! Usualry, seen a-t'r faif is surrounded 'byja stop flange of some rornr these sheets should be delivered to a receiving.

bin in such a manner as to overlie one another. I have discovered that due to. the speed of sheet delivery a means of continuous rotary'joggingis necessary instead of a synchronized reciprocating motion, such as ordinarily-used for this purpose. 1

An object of the present invention is the provision of a device operating in conjunction with a receiving bin and in close proximity thereto, which assures that sheets are properlystac'ked in the bin. By way of explanation of this object, if one of the sheets is delivered adjacent one side of the bin the jogger will direct the sheet back into the bin so as to overlie theother sheets,

Another object of the invention is the provision of a jogger which properly stacks sheets so that the edges ofv the stack are in the same plane andregardl'ess of how the sheet is delivered into the bin, whether it be sideways, at an-angla too far forward, or the timed sequence is wrong.

As an example of a collating or mani folding machine Which may utilize the present invention, reference is had to iny U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,373,746, issued April 1'7, 1945', for Collators.

The invention is simple of structure, inexpensive in cost. to manufacture, and capable of producing superior results.

With the above-mentioned andother objects.

in view the invention consists in the novel and useful provision, formation, construction, association, and relative arrangement of parts, mem:'

bers and features, all as shown in one embodiment in the accompanying drawing, described generally, and more particularly pointed" out; in

the claims.

In the drawing: Figure i is a fragmentary side elevation of the improved jogger, shown positioned adjacent a receiving bin: and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the- -t11s1is h-ip between the gears at all nines-reset withinthe confines otwhich the paper is} placed or receivedi In the-present instaneetnebascerfl the tray 4; is shown at an inclination, so as t best receive the: pa er. $tops icrthe tray and? specifically the. papertherei n are shown at: the forward end-at S-andfi, and a transverse adjust able stop: at the rear end designated T.

stops are movable to accommodate venues lengths of P 1 An. aperrworlz comprising twe I stantially parallel: members B arid a minerconnecting iece lit is: secured to the item Tent ot a collating or in press or-other' mac.-

oluingmachine, pr ting vided w ith' bearing portions through whli'cli shaft 'I Zf is passed; which shaft carries a roller l 3" intermediatethe: supports I i 'rne'snait also adjustably carries a pair or never gears- W and, IS; the arrangement being such that braci'r'etsl' It ant? f l having twe legs mright angular wa ti'on'ship are adapted tobe moved on the shattmcved therieona H v 'Salastantialliy in parallef relal2 when the bevel gears, l and} I5; areadj ustalily arise-1p and for" sides ofthe bin are el on'gated racers f5 F92 formed-with end henna-us zc ftnememoirs ne mgpassed through one leg of the brackets FE and n the "ends thereof carrying bevel gears z t and adaptedtd mesh with be gears l4 and I5, respectively. evident-j the arrangement sh own that any mcvem as or t e bevel gears E4 and lessen she-rt r2 will ceases move the'gears fl-andfi'z zidue to the presence.

Each roller'is providedwith end trunnions at 23 and 24,' which trunnions are received in bearings 25 and 26, the said bearings being slidable upon shaft 21. In this manner substantial parallelism of the rollers 18 and I9 is at all times;

me requiring jogging atetachment. Depending from: the member I i? are a pair" of spaced supports it. the supports pro' The shaft 21 carries a pulleyfk 34 around which a continuous belt 35 is passed for the purpose of driving said pulley, amrin turn rotating shaft 21.

Reference to Figure l.

reveals that an extended swing arm 36 isinter mediately positioned between pulleys 30 .and Si to be delivered in the bin, and whereby when the paper contacts any one of the rollers, the rollers due to their rotation will direct the paper onto other stacked paper within the bin, the resulting edges of the paper being parallel to any sheet therebeneath.

The method of driving the rollers, the type of collator or manifolding machine, or printing press, whether the cylinder type or platen, forms no partof' the inventiomthe invention residing in a rotary type jogger capable of handling peak loads rapidly, accurately and efliciently.

. V I claim:

' l.'In apparatus of the character set forth, the

combination with a paper sheet receiving bin,

and'mean's for delivering paper sheets to said bin, of means for aligning the edges of said and that said arm carries at its outermostend a pair of spaced apart pulleys suitably mounted in bearings, not shown, with continuous belts 31 and 38 passed between said outermost pulleys and the pulleysi3flg and 3|. When arm 36 is swung downwardly from the position of Figure 1, the continuous belts 3'! and 38 ride on the periphery of the rollers 33 so as to cause rotation offsaid rollers 33 when the shaft 21 is rotated. 1 It is obviousthat if shaft I2 is rotated that the rollers J8 and (9 will be turned in opposite directions, To accommodate rotation of shaft I2 I. may. either rotate by suitable means the trunnions 23 and 24 of said rollers l8 andl9,.

or I may as depicted in the drawing provide a pulley on the outer end of shaft l2 as illustrated at 38, and provide a pulley 39' on shaft 21 and extend between pulleys 38 and 35 a continuous belt vMl. Thus, rollers l8 and, 19 will be rotated in oppositedirections, that is, inwardly toward,

the bin, roller I 8 revolving to the right, and roller Iilto the left, while rollers 13 and 33 both revolve downwardly, which is to say roller l3 to the right and roller 33 to the left. 1

The belts 3! and 38 move in such a manner asto direct the'paper forwardly toward roller l3.

. Theoperatlon, uses and advantages of the invention just described are as follows:

When the collator, printin press or other device is in operation and sheets are being delivered. to a receiving bin, the rollers l3 and 33, I8 and ill, will revolve inwardly towards the base of the bin and at a suitable rate of speed. Suchrevolution occurs due to the driving of shaft,

' v 2.! bycontinuous belt 35 passed over pulley 34,

and by the continuous belt lllpassed between pulleys 38 and 39, which rotates shaft l2. Rotation of shaft l2 will rotate the side rollers 18 and. [9 through the medium of the bevel gears l4 and 2l,l5 and22.

Thus, as paper is delivered in piled sequence or manifolded the jogger will direct said-paper between the spacer members 6, I, 28 and so that all sheets will overlie with the edges inl3, 33, i8 and I9 revolving in opposite directions and toward the base of a bin, which rollers are ad ustable as to length and width of the paper sheets within the bin, said means comprising a pair of'spaced-apart parallel rollers overlying the bin and extending the length of the bin, means for rotating both the said rollers simultaneously and in opposite directions, and in such a manner that a sheet, if delivered off center to the bin, will contact one ofthe rotating rollers and be directed-into the bin.

.2. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination with a'paper sheet receivin bin, the sheets of which are to be stacked in edge alignment withinthe bin, of a pair of elongated, spaced-apart rollers extending the length ofthe bin and positioned directly over and adjacent an'e'dge of paper to be stacked within said bin,

a roller at one endof said bin and intermediate simultaneously rotating all of said rollers in a direction inwardly toward the stacked paper in said bin; said elongated rollers being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of a sheet oi paper.

3. ,In apparatus of the character set forth, thecombination with a paper sheet receiving bin, of' means for delivering sheets of paper to said bin, and means for stacking the sheets within the bin so that the sheet edges are in alignment; said ,last named means comprising a pair of elongated rollers extendin substantially the length of the bin, a roller for one end of the bin positioned intermediate one end of the elongated rollers, means foradjusting the spacing between the elongated rollers to correspond to'the Width'of a sheet to be delivered within the bin and means for simultaneously rotating all of the said rollers in a direction toward the stackedsheets in'the bin and whereby, if a sheet of paper is delivered to one side of a center line included between said elongated rollers, rotation of the roller's'will contact the sheet and direct the sheet within the bin. 7

' ALBERT DAGER.

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